Potomac Street Irregulars to study murder of Betty J. Kennedy

The Potomac Street Irregulars, the crime study group of Antietam Historical Association, will meet at the Parlor House, South Potomac Shopping Center, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9.

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Posted Mar. 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Posted Mar. 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM

WAYNESBORO — The Potomac Street Irregulars, the crime study group of Antietam Historical Association, will meet at the Parlor House, South Potomac Shopping Center, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9.

The feature case for discussion is the murder of Betty Jane Kennedy, a 19-year-old Hagerstown waitress whose nude, strangled body was found near Old Route 16 on the mountain above Rouzerville in early April 1946.

Frank Bock will be lead detective for the meeting, but the discussion is open to all in attendance.

Because seating is limited, reservations are required by Sunday, April 7. To make reservations or for more information, call 762-2006 or e-mail:

events@antietamhistory.org

There is no admission fee, but attendees are required to purchase dinner from the restaurant.

Case is unsolved

Despite many well-publicized leads, the Kennedy case remains unsolved. After the late J. Martin Benchoff discovered the corpse while riding near his father’s mountain property, the case became national news. Police in Maryland and Pennsylvania questioned a number of suspects but never developed sufficient evidence to charge anyone with the homicide.

The Potomac Street Irregulars meet the second Tuesday of every month to study crime in the region of Maryland and Pennsylvania drained by Antietam Creek. Future meetings will focus on the 1830 massacre of the Newey family near Sabillasville and the Revolutionary War-era Shockey counterfeiting ring that was part of a network of outlaws operating throughout the Mid-Atlantic during the War for Independence.